[rescue] SS1000E Solaris support?

[Dave McGuire]

   Tom, if Ethan can't get to it soon, I'll check the boards in the 
system at LSSM and read them if they're 2.31.  It will be a while before 
I can get to to it too, but it seems we have a couple of options to get 
this done.

              -Dave

On 6/4/23 14:40, Thomas Pelki via rescue wrote:
> Hi Ethan,
> 
> Nobody has yet, and would be much appreciated.
> 
> -Thomas
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 7:03 AM Ethan Hawke via rescue 
> <rescue at sunhelp.org <mailto:rescue at sunhelp.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hey Thomas,
> 
>     Still need the 2.31 ROMS? If someone hasn't sent them to you I can
>     read mine, but I probably won't have time until next weekend.
> 
>     Cheers,
>     Ethan
> 
>     On 04/06/2023 8:04 am, Thomas Pelki via rescue wrote:
>>     Hi All,
>>
>>     While were on the subject of the SS1000/1000e, could somebody dump
>>     the 2.31 eproms please, and send them to me?
>>
>>     I believe 2.31 is the latest version
>>     -Thomas
>>
>>
>>     On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 2:17 AM Ethan Hawke via rescue
>>     <rescue at sunhelp.org <mailto:rescue at sunhelp.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hey Dave,
>>
>>         Unfortunately it won't work, in Solaris 9 the sun4d kernel was
>>         removed.
>>         The only sun4d remnants left is a stub bootblk that just
>>         simply prints
>>         the following when you try to boot it;
>>
>>              SPARCserver 1000E, No Keyboard
>>              ROM Rev. 2.31, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #7609142.
>>              Ethernet address 8:0:20:74:1b:36, Host ID: 80741b36.
>>
>>
>>              Rebooting with command: cdrom
>>              Boot device:
>>         /io-unit at f,e0200000/sbi/dma at 0,81000/esp at 0,80000/sd at 6,0:e  File
>>         and args:
>>              This hardware platform is not supported by this release
>>         of Solaris.
>>              Program terminated
>>              Type  help  for more information
>>              <#0> ok
>>
>>           the sun4d architecture is very different from sun4m and
>>         can't simply
>>         be patched to support it.
>>
>>         At least we know for sure, sorry to disappoint.
>>
>>         Cheers,
>>         Ethan
>>
>>         On 31/5/23 21:41, Dave McGuire via rescue wrote:
>>         >
>>         >   Can anyone here tell me with certainty what the latest
>>         release of
>>         > Solaris is that will run (not "is supported", but "will
>>         run") on a
>>         > SPARCserver-1000E (sun4d) machine?
>>         >
>>         >               Thanks,
>>         >               -Dave
>>         >
>>
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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